https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 10 May 2026 14:56:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/witching-hour-1#post-894935 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 06:30:30 +0000 cmomma17 894935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: it breaks your heart doesn't it? My LO is a mess if we let him get overtired! Especially at the end of the day. It was hard because it felt like it happened so suddenly. We went from having the sleepy newborn who went down when he needed to, to this baby who will get overstimulated and overtired if we don't pay attention.<br /> I have been trying to work on bedtime routine for a few weeks. It's still a work in progress. He doesn't wake up at the same time every day, or eat at the same times (I EBF) so that is a challenge. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/witching-hour-1#post-894676 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 21:37:18 +0000 Honeybee 894676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD would get hysterical from about 5-6 pm every night. The only thing that would help would be to swaddle her and jump up and down with her in my arms, or run up and down the stairs with her. She grew out of it around 6 months, and looking back, I definitely think it was due to being overtired. She napped fine during the day, but her witching hour would have been the logical time to put her down for the night. My DS also got cranky around that time of night, but he was much easier to handle. He never really got hysterical, like DD did. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/witching-hour-1#post-894664 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 21:33:37 +0000 googly-eyes 894664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It could happen. My daughter was pretty much always crying at nighttime during her newbornhood, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/witching-hour-1#post-894594 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 20:57:10 +0000 Silva 894594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: yeah we were getting worried, but she is out now. She wouldn't nurse which freaked me out. Occasionally we found a position she was happy in but it would only last a few minutes. I don't know what I would do if I had a baby with true colic! Yikes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/witching-hour-1#post-894588 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 20:52:03 +0000 Mrs. Twine 894588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lorelei would get like that during growth spurts. Not inconsolable exactly, but just really grumpy and hungry. It could also be that she is uncomfortable from something. Lorelei can get like that when she is sick (though it doesn't usually last so long at a stretch, but she will wake out of a sound sleep and just be hysterical rather than just a little fussy). I would keep an eye on it and if it continues to seem really out of character and like it could be from discomfort maybe get her seen by a doctor. I'm guessing it was just tired/grumpy though. Glad you got her to sleep! I always feel so relieved when they finally fall asleep after being so upset like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/witching-hour-1#post-894585 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 20:50:45 +0000 Silva 894585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: she has never cried like that...it was so sad! We def. need to get better about an evening routine and bedtime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/witching-hour-1#post-894583 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 20:48:37 +0000 cmomma17 894583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like overtired could definitely be it. My LO is ten weeks and we had a few bad nights like that. I started keeping an eye on exactly how long he has been awake, aiming to put him down almost every 90 minutes or so, and it happens less often now.<br /> Although he is just more fussy in the evenings in general so I do believe in the witching hour. Hope it gets better for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/witching-hour-1#post-894550 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 20:34:39 +0000 Silva 894550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>9.5 week old just cried for an hour straight. I got her to sleep finally but now I'm terrified to put her down out of fear that she will wake up!<br /> Help!</p> <p>Also, this has never happened before. Sometimes she is fussier at night, but never inconsolable. Just overtired? </p>